Stephen Hui is an of counsel in the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group. He focuses on complex cross-border financing transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, direct lending, and special situations debt investments.
He has extensive experience throughout the Asia-Pacific region and regularly represents prominent private equity sponsors and private credit funds on their most significant and complex financing transactions at all levels of the capital structure. He has also spent time on secondment with KKR to support their capital markets team and their legal team in a wide variety of matters in the region.
Stephen is recognized as a recommended lawyer for banking and finance by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide, which highlights his role in handling matters “concerning acquisition and leveraged finance, mezzanine finance, fund finance, direct lending, and special situations debt investments” and notes his “client service level is impressive.”
Some of his recent and most significant experience includes advising:*
- KKR (and its portfolio companies) on multiple transactions, including: the financing related to its acquisition of a controlling stake in J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which was named “Deal of the Year in Asia” in 2020 by Private Equity International; the financing related to its acquisition of real estate in Singapore; the financing related to its acquisition of infrastructure assets in the Philippines; and the financing related to its acquisition of two waste management companies in South Korea
- Bain Capital (and its portfolio companies) on multiple transactions, including: the financing related to its acquisition of Evident Corporation; the financing related to its investment in Schwan’s Company; the financing related to its acquisition of Classys; and the financing related to its investment in K-Bank
- TPG Capital (and its portfolio companies) on multiple transactions, including: the financing related to its joint venture to acquire real estate in the PRC; the financing related to its investment in Nox; and the financing related to its joint venture acquisition of WTT
- A number of global credit funds and special situations investors on complex structured financings (both onshore and offshore) in the PRC, South Korea, South-East Asia and India
Stephen received his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney. He is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and in New South Wales, Australia. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- College of Law - 2014 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- City University of Hong Kong - 2013 Postgrad Certificate in Laws
- The University of Sydney - 2011 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- Australia - Law Society of New South Wales
- Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong